CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) g
- 2.Which word is “cap”? (a) map (b) cup (c) cap
- 3.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 4.Change the “t” in “cat” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) cat (c) can
- 5.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – a – t. Which word is it? (a) ram (b) pat (c) rat
- 7.Which word is “van”? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 8.Which word is “hat”? (a) cat (b) hat (c) rat
- 9.Which word is “tap”? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) bat (c) cat
- 11.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) p
- 12.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) v
- 13.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) r
- 14.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) w
- 15.Change the “h” in “hat” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) cat (c) hat
- 16.🍳 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) van
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – a – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lap (c) nap
- 18.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 19.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cap (c) can
- 20.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) f
- 21.Which word is “bag”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 22.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) hat (c) cat
- 23.🦇 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bag (c) bat
- 24.👜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bag (c) bug
- 25.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) cap
- 26.Blend the sounds: n – a – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) nap (c) map
- 27.Which word is “bat”? (a) hat (b) cat (c) bat
- 28.Change the “v” in “van” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) van (b) man (c) ran
- 29.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 30.Which word is “can”? (a) pan (b) can (c) cap
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – a – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) cup (c) cap
- 32.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 33.🐀 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) bat
- 34.Change the “j” in “jam” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jam (b) hem (c) ham
- 35.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 36.Change the “c” in “cap” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) map (c) lap
- 37.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 38.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 39.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 40.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) m
Answer key
- b
- cap
- tap
- can
- map
- rat
- van
- hat
- tap
- bat
- p
- v
- r
- m
- cat
- pan
- lap
- a
- can
- t
- bag
- hat
- bat
- bag
- cat
- nap
- bat
- ran
- a
- can
- cap
- a
- rat
- ham
- van
- lap
- a
- a
- a
- b
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